The fact that the overcapacity in the market has gone has to be a good thing. Noticed there were FIVE Ryanair B73Hs buttoned up outside the hangar on Saturday with engines wrapped up.

Are Ryanair definitely going to build this hanger at PIK? I know they said they will, but the tone of the following makes me think Dublin might still get the new maintenance facility.

New hangar already started being built and announced by Ryanair.

See Ryanairs own site:

News : Ryanair Announces Second £8M Prestwick Hangar

im down at it just now plenty of jcbs and equipment on site. Aer arran shifting cork service 2 glasgow in air lingus link up. bit of a blow that maybe ryanir mite stick a route in 2 cover it. Very impressive american hard ware in the atlas tech stops. new jeeps replacing the hummers.

Thanks for the information regarding the new hangar, appreciated.

Aer Arann dropped PIK-Cork a while ago, it had nothing to do with the new GLA-Cork route. Aer Arann will continue to fly from PIK with their thrice weekly Donegal flight.

donegals a goner in may. Aer arran in total pull out. all now from gla.

Really?! I'm not saying your wrong but having just checked the Aer Arann website, PIK-Donegal is still on sale in June and July. I havent checked other months.

Wed, 16 Jun, 2010 (Fare Rules)
14:10 Glasgow Prestwick ( PIK)
15:05 Donegal ( CFN)
1 Adult(s)
Tax£17.49 GBP
£ 27.95 GBP Fri, 16 Jul, 2010 (Fare Rules)
12:55 Donegal (CFN)
13:45 Glasgow Prestwick (PIK)
1 Adult(s)
Tax£17.49 GBP
£ 26.76 GBP

21st may they leave and tie up with aer lingus, at gla, not good news. A mixed bag of good news and bad news for pik in the last week. is that likely 2 stir ryanair or not?

I've just checked Aer Arann from Prestwick to Donegal, Sunday 15th August to Friday 20th August. The flights are definately leaving and arriving at Prestwick on those dates. You can check their website for yourself if you want. What makes you think that Aer Arann are transferring this route to Glasgow?

ceo buisness update, announcing, new hangar, new frequeinces on 5 routes. panallpina moving 2 stn and tech stops. It came out yesterday. like i said. a mixed bag of news!

Out of interest does any one know who has won the tender to actually build the hangar facility at PIK? None of the news reports that I have seen actually say who will be doing the construction. I would have thought that building the facility by October is quite good going.

Nivsy

I'm not doubting for one minute that Aer Arann are going to start flights from Glasgow in partnership with Aer Lingus but if, as you say, Aer Arann are going to pack up and leave Prestwick on May 21st then why are the Donegal flights still from Prestwick in August. Go check the web site!! I have been led to believe that the Donegal flights are not part of the Aer Lingus partnership.

Yes, the Aer Arann flights to PIK are Aer Arann's own flights. The flights to GLA are part of the new Aer Lingus partnership, so I doubt they will axe PIK just because EI fly to GLA.

The jeeps in the Atlas lumps are also been carried in the VDA AN124s and have been for a while i believe the 124s have been busy elsewhere and thats why Atlas started to pick them up

Aer Arran definitely leaving PIK to consolidate at PF, no matter what their website says.

Would fit with what Ive been hearing too- upship , everything to GLA. Watch this space....

fact; there leaving PIK and going to GLA hundred percent stick on fact

I'll believe it when I see it on their website! If their website doesn't say that they are leaving Prestwick then where exactly do you get your information and where can everyone else see or hear it for themselves?

I forgot to add what is the buisness plan to lose as many aircraft as possible because its been working for a few years now

heard from ryanair engineer that 7th based aircraft will be at pik for the summer. iv no facts on this, just what he said last nite. one fact that i do have and i have seen it with my own eyes is 21st may, aer arran are leaving pik. aer arrans operations now from gla. nothing to do with pik operations, but its the franchise aggreement with air lingus, no matter what there website says. il try and find out who is building new hangar and post it. anybody watch arsenal game last nite? how bad was fabianskli?:oh: